Tyne Daly Joins Irwin as Co-Host of Albee's 80th Birthday Tribute Feb.4

Tony winner Tyne Daly – presently making her debut in an Edward Albee play in his newest work Me, Myself and I – has joined Tony winner Bill Irwin as co-host of The Vineyard Theatre 80th birthday tribute to Mr. Albee on February 4th in NYC.

The Vineyard Theatre – where Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Three Tall Women debuted in 1993 – will honor the playwright on the occasion of his 80th birthday at the theatre's annual gala on Monday, February 4 at 6 PM at The Rainbow Room (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th floor) in Manhattan.

The evening will celebrate Mr. Albee's 50-year career as one of the world's leading dramatists as he turns 80 during this theatrical season.  (His actual birthday is March 12, 2008.)

The Gala – which will benefit The Vineyard Theatre, one of the nation's leading theatres devoted to presenting new works –a will include salutations to Mr. Albee by a host of actors and writers and other theatre artists, including the evening's co-hosts, Tony Award-winner Tyne Daly, currently appearing in Mr. Albee's newest play Me, Myself and I at the McCarter Theater; and Bill Irwin, Tony Award-winner for his performance in the revival of Mr. Albee's masterpiece Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Other Albee actors who will participate in the birthday tribute include Tony winners, Mercedes Ruehl, who appeared on Broadway in Mr. Albee's 2002 Tony Award-winning play The Goat, and will appear this season in his new play Occupant; and the beloved Marian Seldes, who won a Tony Award in 1967 for her performance in the original cast of Mr. Albee's A Delicate Balance, and whose many appearances in plays by Mr. Albee include at The Vineyard Theatre in Three Tall Women.

Tickets for the evening range from $500 - $2500 and tables from $5000 - $25,000.  For reservations and more information, please contact the development department at 212-353-3366 x242 or visit www.vineyardtheatre.org.

Tyne Daly (photo by Walter McBride)